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a very much Hmm, its a shame as the Custom Cages one looks the nicest otherwise.

I thought the custom cages one did. Have you got a decent diagram of it?

Looked a nice day. Whenever i've been its always been horrible weather.

So you're saying that the common denominator in your bad dealings is infact .... you ;)

Been on the lookout for a cheap replacement for my Clio II project cars wing mirror...... I just realised today that the wing mirror on my Missus' old shape megane is the spitting image of the one on my 182 road car. Anyone know if they are actually the same, including the actual fixing...

Re: 50% complete 172RWD! If you think like that then why do anything? Half the fun is in the process, not the result

I think it is a bit unfair to tar all dealers with the same brush

Is it where the panel is bent inwards on either side of a bit of the frame?

AFFF extinguishers are bloody awefull. If only those damn tree huggers hadnt got Halon ones banned.

I was going to try and find somewhere to get some polyurethene bar from and have a go and knocking up some engine mounts myself, could have a go at this something like this too.

Tyres are described like 185/55/15 185 is the width 55 is the profile 15 the (wheel)diameter the smaller the profile the more it looks like a rubber band. If you are lowering and you need clearance you need lower profile tyres.

Is it just me, or is it slightly ironic that this seller describes this 182 alloy as an ideal spare wheel :D http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Clio-182-Alloy-Wheel_W0QQitemZ290160876069QQihZ019QQcategoryZ10410QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

They do look nice, but nothing you wouldnt beable to cook up yourself given enough inclination. It wouldnt be as pretty though :)

'generally' rally cars in particular use bigger wheels for tarmac and smaller wheels for gravel. But for clios I would go for 15'', if for nothing else theres a decent availability of competition tyres in that size. Its what I use, but thats what I have, so that why i use it :)

People cross them to make their effective length shorter, but you should really do it. If it is a decent set of belts they should come with a diagram showing where they should go. Shoulder straps should be as shown in the diagram in the first post. Another thing to NOT do its attach each...

Pissing about with anything other than the standard pump or a simple tube syphon is more likely to cause something to blow up

My advice is do as Fred says and just wire up the normal pump. It can be risky trying to do a bodge job any other way, apart from manual pumping.

The fuel tank isnt weeping out the pump or anything? I have seen a plastic fuel can melt before due to what must have been a reaction of some kind between the can, fuel and plastic bags in the boot.

I'll take it off my watch list then. I do find it odd when people dont make full use of ebay and dont let auctions run

What makes you think I know anything!! Its a few years ago, and it quite hazy... but I think youre right; the welds held but the body didnt. IIRC ive seen 4 types of failures in the last few years. Insert bent Body bent like a bananna!!! Mounting bracket starts to tear off Insert...

Why too small? Because 20mm inserts bend too easily Why not Ohlin/Proflex? Because i'm not made of money

Those fronts have too small OD inserts for me. Are there any aftermarket kits in this sort of price range that have 30+mm OD inserts. By this price range I mean not Proflex or Ohlins etc ;)

All the more reason to put another engine in it then

you might notice its harder to get through an MOT ;) edit: I always thought post 1994 cars that came with a Cat had to have one to pass an MoT, but I just read that aslong as it still passes emissions it is ok. Which one IS correct, just seen two different sources say different things

This is just what I thought... Cat D write offs dont loose their log books. Cat C ones do, and hence need a VIC check to make sure it is actually the same car when you apply for it again. Possibly :)

Lots of 1.2 16V engines on ebay, I have 1 available too :) But it is high mileage ;) It would be best not to rush and get a decent motor to start with though

I think my shift light comes on at 8k

If you do, let me know what it is like. They are who I was leaning towards myself for my new project

Straight cut gears require you blip the throttle to bring engine speed up to gearbox speed for the gears to mesh. Helix cut gears as found on road cars use a syncromesh, which does the same job for you, so no use in heel and toeing (ish, im not very good at explainations)